Aw thats not to bad Floateelight! considering the week you've had a loss is a loss! and tbh I know exactly how you feel - was this your first meeting after starting it? when i first started everyone was losing like 5-6lb in their first wk, and being bigger myself I thought woo!! my first week i lost 1lb... i was gutted!!! then after a few months decided to start exercise as everyone was having great losses from that, the first wk me and mom started doing exercise we both put on 2lb... we were again gutted!! everyone is different in how they lose and exercise and you just have to keep telling yourself its all good, at least we're losing! doesn't matter how long it takes, its in the right direction!!

But still definitely a woot for you :) well done!!

aw bless you! see i try not to buy even the WW snacks because even though they are less pointed and 'WW' they are still exactly that, a 'snack' so you find yourself picking at those rather than real snacks...so all or nothing for me!! Sounds like your very motivated and determined this wk, and Im sure you will have a great week!!

Good luck! xx

Lala - It can be a bit damaging to the old psyche to see and hear everyone losing greater amounts but am not gonna let it stop me. Yup, it was my 1st meeting after joining. Couldn't stay for the group tho as had the boy in the car and he wasn't feeling too fab.
They do say that it can be harder when there is a smaller amount to lose to get the body kick started at first and then with my meds and food limitations it adds a bit to my downward cycle if you know what I mean, but will get there.

H2b is being as groovie as possible and has been encouraging me, even saying that once I have started up on a bit of an exercise routine and am feeling comfy with what I can do, he says he will bend me into loads of shapes to help with the process.. ooo-err missus lol.. He is a qualified martial arts instructor so don't think he was being too ummm rude rofl ;o), he has said when the time comes we could try some light jogging and see how my body takes it. (Just the thought brings me out in a sweat lol.)

kimi - fingers crossed for you. Try and be positive (as hard as that is) :o).

Am looking into some of the exercise stuff at the local sport centre and will be doing the wii fitness things I have (plus some others I have got), and going swimming, so shall be easing into the exercise malarky. Has anyone heard of/done 'Slim in 6'? I saw it a while ago and am not sure if it would be a good one. Can't do the 30DS as is too high impact.

Hope everyone is well :o).

Ahhhh I need a certificate to say I'm the worst dieter in the world!!!! Why can I not get focused!!!!

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No i haventr tried it but it looks similar to the Atkiens diet.... and i have done this diet and found week 1 ok to follow but they week 2 was tough so gave up and put the weight back on. You are basically avoiding carbs and fat xxx

I havent done the chemical diet, dont think I could cope on that to be honest. Starvation!

Weigh in at SW for me tomorrow night - fingers crossed for a loss after putting 3.5 ON last week!

You could do it online if you have scales at home? Not sure if you can weigh in fortnightly, you might need to still pay the £5 per week, unless there is an allowance for shift workers? You could go down as one of them x

oooo, that sounds good, and easy!! i'll have to search for the app! xxx

Natalie - I think the app is probs myfitnesspal, which alot of us ladies use, like myself, i use it alongside WW.

SW & WW are both extremely good healthy eating programmes, may be slow and steady but gives you the lasting effects that other 'diet's' may not & with these you can also eat whatever you want, but within moderation! so nothing is forbidden, its more your mental state and how you go about it on a daily basis! xx

lost another 1/2lb this week. :D

i thought id gained as had alot of naughty snacks last week.lol. but had a - so i was happy.

how has the hypnotheropy worked so far natalie?
was thinking about having it

Last session wasnt so great. Im having it for my fear of spiders. He asked me to remember my earliest memory of being afraid of them and tried to work through that with me. that was fine. Then he asked me to think to a point in the near future, and imagine myself as the spider, i couldnt - started shaking, apparently went really white, and breathing went really erratic. We finished there. Hes trying to get me to use coping mechanisms rather than cure me as its such a deep and longstanding phobia, alongside getting me to self-hypnotise to deal with the situations on command. See how tonight goes.

Im getting better with them, I can stop myself from screaming when I see one and going into a blind panic, by calming myself and putting myself into a relaxed state. If thats the level I get to to cope then its been worth my while doing it.

im like that with wasps. got stung in the eye about 4 years ago since then if i see a wasp i freak

right ladies so i changed from WW to RC last night

and done the zumba class that came with it

then today i joined a running/cross country club

im feeling more positive now, a girl from work is coming with me to the RC thing too so its a little bit of competition x

Good luck for the week ahead Lula, make the sensible choices and you'll get a good loss next week.

I lost 2lb last night, very pleased after my 3.5lb gain last week. Another good week from me and I should be back on track I think.

jackie - go you for making a positive change and gaining a bit of new motivation :o).

Hi Kaz, this is a good thread for support so you have defo come to the right place. Only advice I could possibly give is start slowly even walking can be a good form of exercise (even if is when you are doing the shopping or to the local shops), or slap on some music when doing the housework and bop about the place to get the heart rate pumping, it all helps a bit. Plus puts you in a good mood vibe for everything else.
Am new to this whole thing really and have recently started to do weight watchers (still getting my head around it), but there are women in my group who have lost stones, and I know a few who have done the same on the slimming world plan as well.

As for me, well I had weigh-in yesterday morning and well that 1lb I lost last week, I put back on, despite being fairly good over the few days between weigh-ins. Left me feeling a bit peeved tbh as I had gone in feeling as though I had lost a little, I have been trying to have at least 2 meals a day and keep as best as I can within my points (a couple of days where this hasn't happened, but it has been a ridiculously stressful time due to my son being ill, culminating in a trip to hospital straight after weigh-in yesterday with of all people MY MOTHER!), I had 32 points left from my weeklies and had earned myself 14 activity points again since saturday.

My leader has said for me to really and try to stick within my daily points and not go over at all and next week will see what is going wrong if nothing happens again. I am gonna pre-plan ALL the meals down to the last point and as am going food shopping tomorrow am writing a list out that is so unbelievably precise it is almost ridiculously convoluted.
If it doesn't happen on the next weigh-in I think I will not only cry I will probably give up.

I spoke to Ash and showed him 30 day shred and he said it looked really good as it worked all the areas in one rather than in individual sections (which can be good but not if doing a short routine), he said as long as I am careful he thinks I should defo get it rather than the other one I mentioned, so we are picking it up at the weekend. So am gonna add that into the mix.

Sorry for the ramble just feeling a bit pleh, methinks!

Congrats to everyone on their weight losses, i must admit I've not been on here for ages. With a month to go to the wedding, i am struggling to stay good, for the last 7 months i have managed to keep maintained, but the last month i put on a couple of pounds and there not coming off ugh!! With 5 weeks to the wedding and my dress gone for alts, now is not the time to put weight on lol xx

Awww Elliekitty take a breath and relax you will drop those couple of pounds am sure, you have done absolutely faboo :o).

Lula - I use both the lil green book and online too to double check (plus cross check it all against the books they gave me to make sure I am not cheating if you get me), I list everything (even the bad things), create stuff that isn't on there so that I know it is all tickiteeboo. I just don't seem to be able to do it it seems. I hope you are right hun, as I will really lose the will to continue. My body just sucks and can't do things normally.

I did get a moment to buy the 'My Recipe' folder and the inserts to give me some ideas as to some full on meals to make, that we all can eat, as even though I am pointing the meals I create and they are keeping within my 28 a day etc I am losing the momentum with things that are exciting, so am hoping that will revive this weeks motivation and help drop some pounds. If not then I shall simply cut off a limb prior to weigh-in, am sure that one of my arms must weigh at least a 3lbs.. Pahahahahaha!

See am still trying :o)

Awww thankees hun, you really are groovie ya know. Shall look you up on FB :o).

Ash got me a McDonald's last night as A) I hadn't eaten and B) he decided I needed cheering up, bless him. I wrote all that down, so I can look back and see where I went wrong with yesterdays food lol. While we were eating it he looked through the recipe folder and made the comment 'I can eat all this stuff, might need to join up afterwards though as I would be the size of a house'.

As for the meals, we have pastas (like spag bol, lasagne, meatballs etc), meats with potato and veg, salads, chicken dishes, fish. The kids will have desserts but I don't tend to. For breakfast I tend to have a WW yoghurt, fruit and lunches it varies. Today I just made myself a salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, a few slices of wafer thin chicken, a tablespoon of salad cream all chopped up a mixed together.
Each day it varies as to what I have but I try and have as much fruit/water as possible, and I don't tend to eat bread very often as it bloats me out but when I do it is wholemeal. I do like my chocolate but try not to have it too often as it makes me feel a bit sick tbh.

Right I need to get back onto this. I was being so good with mfp but havent used it for weeks! been told not to exercise for 2 weeks, but as soon as that is up I am getting back on it. I will lose this last stone! xx

Thanks Lula. Yea I know but for me it defo helps! I eat pretty well anyway but am just very lazy :)

I'm pretty sure we are already friends on there! I will start using it again on monday I think! Now I've ordered my dress feel more positive about losing the weight! xx

So yesterday evening I popped up the infamous German Market in Brum.... surrounded by such amazing food and I didn't have any! Please be proud of me!! you'll see why! as it is so popular there ARE so many people wandering around espec 6-7pm on a Sat night, it was like wading through gigs full of people, even at standstill at some points!!

I went with my mate who supposedly is also doing WW!
She had a plate of sliced fried potatoes which were cooked in garlic/paprika, looked and smelled amazing!! until after she paid i saw how much oil they put on to cook them!! So sort of put me off and made me glad I didnt have!
then she went and had an amazing smelling German Burger in a Bun, followed by a German Wine/Amaretto combo thing, then a Frankfurter in a Bun, smothered in garlic mayo. . . . THEN bought a 10 piece German version of Teacakes, marshmallow covered in chocolate all sitting on a wafer. . . she also bought a sugar/cinnamon pretzel which I'd bought one for my OH! Bearing in mind being so busy I had to stand at the stalls with her so staring right at this amazing food!!
I also bought my mom a baby stollen, and dropped it off before I went home, she offered I said no!!

Got Home at like half 8/9, made us a really cheesy pasta bake and very kindly my OH offered me a mouthful of the pretzel (more like a doughnut in shape of a pretzel) and that is it!! with 3 pp to spare as well!!
So proud of myself!!
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Hey ladies, just a quick update...I've had such a bad week, eaten crap all week and this morning got on the scales and I have put on half a stone :( Such a massive set back, I now have no hope of hitting 12 and a half stone for christmas :( x

Right I'm back on track and back on MFP. Will weigh tonight so I have a starting point and see how it goes. Hopefully next week when I can start exercising again, I'll have the energy too! xx